Sprinkler-head garden-tool.



J. H. POSTEL.

SPRINKLER HEAD- GARDEN TOOL.

APPLICATION men JULY 25, 1917. Patented Apr. 30, 1918- 2 SHEETSSHEET I.

Witnesses Attorneys J. H. POSTEL. SPRINKLER HEAD GARDEN TOOL. APPLICATION FILED JULY 2-5. 1911- Patented. Apr. 30,1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

JACOB HENRY IPOS'lEL, OF SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA.

SPRINKLER-HEAD GARDEN-TOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 3d, 1913..

Application filed July 25, 1917. Serial No. 182,791.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that. I, JACOB H. Posrun, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Mateo, in the county of San Mateo and State of California, have invented a new and use ful Sprinkler-Head Garden-Tool, of which the following is a specification.

The subject of this invention is a sprinkler head garden tool in which a grubbing or cultivating head is arranged to be utilized in watering, and the objects of the invention are, first to provide a combined sprinkler head and garden tool, second to provide a sprinkler head which will direct water in various directions as desired, third, to pro vide a sprinkler head which may be connected in a variety of ways as occasion may demand, fourth, to provide a sprinkler head that may be readily anchored in place, fifth, to provide a simple and efiicient sprinkler head and garden tool.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

A practical embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a sprinkler head constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a central vertical section.

Fig. 3 is a head end elevation.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation showing the head anchored in place.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation showing a method of connecting the heads in a pipe line.

Fig. 6 is a view in elevation showing the heads as applied to a rotary sprinkler.

Fig. 7 is a view in side elevation showing a slight modification of the head.

Referring to the drawings by numerals of reference:

The sprinkler is substantially in the form of a T head the leg 1 of which forms the attaching nipple of the usual form, and in this nipple adjacent the cross arms of the T a transverse slightly inclined bore 2 is provided which communicates with the longi tudinal bore 3 of the nipple. The bore 2 is interiorly threaded to receive a needle valve 1 preferably providedwith a wing head 5 by Which it may be adjusted. The reduced end of the needle valve engages the usual seat 6 and closes or controls the opening of discharge port 7.

One arm of the cross arm of the T is in the form of a flattened blade 8, similar to a hoe blade, while the other arm of the cross arm is in the form of a cone producing a pick 9. As willbe apparent, the bore 2 is inclined so that liquid discharged from the nozzle 7 will be directed against the flat blade 8 at an angle to deflect the liquid from the end of the blade. V

The nipple is provided with exterior threads 10 and interior threads 11 for the purpose of permitting pipes of difierent sizes to be attached to the head. A divided collar 12 may surround the nipple 1 and have its ends bent to form lugs 13, apertured and threaded to receive a thumb screw 14: which serves to lock the collar in place about the nipple. The thumb screw 14 may also pass through the eye of an anchoring pin 15 which is thus pivotally held between. the turned ends of the collar 12.

As indicated in Figs. 1 and 2, a section of pipe 16 may be attached to the head and serve as a handle when usingthe device as a garden tool or as a connection with a hose for watering.

In Fig. 5 the heads are illustrated as connected by T joints 18 in a pipe line 19 which is a convenience when a large area is to be watered; while in Fig. 6 application of the heads to a rotary sprinkler 20 is shown.

The modification shown in Fig. 7 is exactly the same as the head heretofore described except that. the longitudinal bore 2' of the head is continued all the way through the head and may be closed by a screw plug 17. As will be seen, this permits the heads to be readily secured in a pipe line 19 and in position to spray the water upward.

The head may be used for cultivating around plants. A hose with water turned in being attached to the handle 16, the plants can be readily watered by manipulating the needle valve. As the Water is directed against the blade 8 and deflected from its end in a thin sheet or band, by properly holding the head this band of water may be directed down a row of plants.

Having described the invention, what transverse bore terminating in a discharge orifice, a needle valve in the bore and controlling the discharge from the orifice, and a flattened blade forming one arm of the T Copies a: this patent may be obtained for head and positioned to deflect liquid discharged from the orifice.

3. A sprinkler head garden tool, comprising a T head, an attaching nipple forming the leg of the T head, the opposed arms of the cross bar of the T forming a blade and a pick, and means for discharging liquid through the head against the blade to be deflected by the blade.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

JACOB HENRY POSTEL.

WVitnesses JOSEPHINE MoIvon, M. J. CONWAY.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

